Marine and surface transportaion of hazardous materials

危险材料（hazmat）-我们工业生活方式的一个组成部分-经常大量运输。 例如，从油田中提取的石油被送到炼油厂进行加工，然后运输到世界各地进行储存和消费。 根据加拿大运输部危险品管理局最近进行的研究，每天近8万件国内（非散装）危险品运输中有86%是通过地面运输方式（即，铁路和卡车），而海运是运输大宗商品（如石油）的主要方式。 该研究计划的目标是开发评估方法，分析方法和解决方案技术，以促进危险品运输的规划和减轻风险。虽然大多数项目将以海运为基础，但我们也打算在铁路和多式联运领域的基础上解决更复杂的问题。 负责运输24亿吨石油的海洋运输尚未得到危险品研究人员的相应关注。通过这项发现补助金，我打算在我们正在进行的这一领域的工作的基础上，开发一个数学模型来预测石油泄漏，提出一种分析方法来安排原油油轮，衡量原油从钻井平台运输到炼油厂所带来的风险，并评估在纽芬兰和拉布拉多建立应对能力以处理与海洋有关的紧急情况的可行性（和地点）。 此外，我打算在我们先前工作的基础上，制定框架和政策，以管理使用铁路和多式联运组合的危险品运输。总的来说，我们的工作将在四个方面具有重要意义：第一，提供对利益相关者有用的分析方法、解决方案和管理见解;第二，推荐应急准备;第三，推荐非主导解决方案，以帮助监管机构和运输公司;第四，开发决策支持系统，以管理和减轻运输风险。

Hazardous Materials (hazmat) -an integral part of our industrial lifestyle -are often transported in significant volumes. For example, oil extracted from oil fields is sent to refineries for processing, and then transported to different parts of the world for storage and consumption. According to the most recent study conducted by the Dangerous Goods Directorate at Transport Canada, 86% of the nearly 80,000 daily domestic (non-bulk) hazmat shipments are moved by surface transportation modes (viz., railroad and trucks), while marine is the predominant mode for transporting bulk commodities (such as oil). The goal of this research program is to develop assessment methodologies, analytical approaches and solution techniques to facilitate planning of and mitigating risk from transportation of hazmat. Although most of the projects will be based on marine transportation, we also intend to build on our works in the railroad and intermodal domain to solve more complex problems. Marine transportation, responsible for moving 2.4 billion tons of oil, has not received commensurate attention from hazmat researchers. Through this Discovery Grant, I intend to build on our ongoing work in this domain and develop a mathematical model to predict oil-spills, propose an analytical approach to schedule crude oil tankers, measure the risk posed by the transportation of crude oil from the rigs to the refineries, and evaluate the feasibility of (and location for) installing response capabilities to deal with marine-related emergencies in Newfoundland and Labrador. In addition, I intend to build on our earlier works to develop frameworks and devise policies to manage hazmat transportation using railroads and intermodal combinations. In general, our work will be significant in four ways: first, provide analytical approaches, solution methods and managerial insights useful to stakeholders; second, recommend emergency preparedness; third, recommend non-dominated solution to help regulatory agencies and transport companies; and fourth, develop decision support systems to manage and mitigate transport risk.